Possibly one of the first metal bands that comes to mind when thinking about this topic. The thrash metal band was formed in ...
Whitecross had the misfortune of poor timing. The band’s brand of 80s heavy metal and hard rock arrived at the end of the ...
Def Leppard, formed in Sheffield, England, “ignited the 1980s reign of metal,” according to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ...
heavy metal was also shown on Swedish television (exclusively run by the state at the time), including Heavy Load a couple of times. In the latter half of the ’80s, the band made a couple more ...